Comparison

Khemera Keyboard vs Khmerism Keyboard

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Khemera Keyboard

This keyboard app allows users to type in both Khmer and English with smart suggestions and efficient editing tools. It offers a focused Khmer-only mode and customizable features for a comfortable typing experience.

Highlights
  • Khmer and English typing
  • Smart word suggestions
  • Khmer-only mode
  • Space-bar cursor control
  • Fast delete with backspace
  • Haptic feedback
  • Long-press punctuation
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Khemera Keyboard is a Khmer keyboard for iPhone, designed and built for fast and comfortable typing in everyday apps. Type in Khmer and English, get smart suggestions while you type, and edit text quickly with practical controls designed for real use. Features: - Khmer + English keyboard in one app - Smart word suggestions and next-word prediction - Khmer-only mode for focused Khmer typing - Prefer Khmer digits on the main Khmer layout - Space-bar cursor control for quick text editing - Hold backspace for fast delete - Optional light “glass typing” haptic feedback - Long-press punctuation for alternate symbols How to enable: Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard > Khemera Keyboard, then use the globe key to switch keyboards.

About

Khmerism Keyboard

Features
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Khmerism is a Khmer keyboard for iPhone and iPad, made for the way Khmer is written. Consonants sit on the left and vowels on the right, suggestions come from a dictionary of over 73,000 words, and Smart Mode helps put vowels and signs in the right order, so you can type Khmer quickly and correctly in any app. A LAYOUT MADE FOR KHMER - Consonants on the left and vowels on the right, for a natural left-right rhythm - Many keys show a second character in the corner: swipe up on the key, or hold it, to type it - Khmer numerals and punctuation on their own keyboard - Clear Khmer Digital lettering on every key, with no need to know a foreign layout first SMART MODE - One key changes with the consonant you just typed, so the most common letter and sign pairs take only two taps instead of a trip to the shift layer - A shortcut for the Khmer word for "I", one of the most typed words of all - Tap a vowel twice for its combined form - Sign combinations that Khmer spelling does not allow are corrected as you type - Khmer numerals stay on screen while you type them, with no jump back to the first layer WORD SUGGESTIONS - Over 73,000 Khmer words, based on the Samdech Chuon Nath dictionary, with vocabulary from Open Institute and SBBIC - Suggestions for the next word, and corrections for common misspellings - Learns the words you use most, on your device only - English suggestions and automatic capitals too ENGLISH AND EMOJI BUILT IN - Swipe across the space bar to switch between Khmer and English - A full English keyboard with its own number row - An emoji keyboard with a Recently Used tab MADE FOR LEARNERS - Key Colors: consonants, vowels, numbers and independent vowels each have their own color, a help for students and new typists - Key sounds, and light and dark appearance - The keyboard works on iPhone and iPad, upright or sideways PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Works entirely offline: the keyboard never connects to the internet - No accounts, ads, analytics or tracking. Nothing you type leaves your device - Full Access is optional. It lets the keyboard use your settings from the app, including Key Colors and Smart Mode, and remember the words it learns. Typing, suggestions and key sounds work without it EASY TO SET UP The app shows you how to add the keyboard, step by step with pictures. It also has a user guide and a place to try typing, and its own screens are in Khmer, English or Chinese. Khmerism is made by Educational Broadcasting Cambodia (EBC).

Screenshots

Khemera Keyboard2 screens
Khmerism Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Khemera Keyboard at 13.0 against Khmerism Keyboard's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Khemera Keyboard ships an update every 5 days, Khmerism Keyboard every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Khemera Keyboard versus Khmerism Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKhemera KeyboardKhmerism Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSokphouthon OurnEducational Broadcasting Cambodia

In-app purchases

None

Khemera Keyboard

No in-app purchases

None

Khmerism Keyboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Khemera Keyboard free?
Khemera Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Khmerism Keyboard free?
Khmerism Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Khemera Keyboard or Khmerism Keyboard have ads?
Neither Khemera Keyboard nor Khmerism Keyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Khemera Keyboard or Khmerism Keyboard?
Khemera Keyboard ships an update every 5 days, and Khmerism Keyboard every 3 days. Most recently, Khemera Keyboard was updated on November 5, 2026 and Khmerism Keyboard on October 31, 2026.

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